Pilot Dies Suddenly After Collapsing Shortly After Takeoff from Chicago Airport
By Jim Hoft
Reports surfaced on Tuesday that a recently hired Envoy Air pilot had collapsed and been pronounced dead shortly after taking off from Chicago O’Hare International Airport en route to Columbus, Ohio.
Captain Patrick Ford of the American Eagle Embraer 175 passed out at the controls at 7:59 p.m. on Saturday, November 19, shortly after the plane had taken off from the runway, Alex Berenson reported.
A recording of the incident shows that Captain Ford was talking to an air traffic controller when his voice suddenly stopped.
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